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Houston vs Seattle Game Final 5-2 - Jose Urquidy Earns Win

Seattle dropped a 5-2 decision at Minute Maid Park on Monday as Houston legged out a win behind winning pitcher Jose Urquidy.

Bettors who backed the Astros were rewarded as -168 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 9.

Houston got 1 innings from Ryan Pressly, who gave up 0 earned runs on 1 hits, while striking out 1. Jose Urquidy earned the victory, while the Astros got 2 RBIs from Jose Altuve in the win.

Seattle's starting pitcher Justus Sheffield worked 5.1 innings, giving up 12 hits and 4 earned runs while striking out 4 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Kyle Seager in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 14 hits, while Seattle only had 7.

The game was closed out by Ryan Pressly who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.